Reading an integration page

Every pair of products that work together has one integration page. Its heading reads "How (one product) and (the other) exchange data". You reach it from the Integrations section of either product's page.

If the two products connect in more than one way, each way has its own card on the same page.

The two products. They sit side by side, each with its vendor's name. A product shows its rating and review count once it has enough reviews to show a rating. Choose a product to open its page. Directions on this page are always told from the product on the left.

Who keeps the page up to date. Beside the "Integration" label you see "AEC Integrations maintained" or "Vendor maintained". "Vendor maintained" means a company at one end has acted on the record, for example by claiming it or confirming its data. It does not tell you who offers the integration. The "Offered by" line on each card does that.

Basic and Detailed. When a page has more detail to show, two buttons switch between views. Detailed is the default. It lists each type of data with its direction and agreement label. Basic hides those lists and keeps each card's summary. The page remembers your choice in this browser.

Under the products, a heading counts the types of data that move between them, such as "4 types of data shared". It counts each type once, however many cards it appears on.

If nothing is listed yet, the heading reads "We haven’t listed what’s shared yet". If we know the direction but not the types of data, it reads "We haven’t listed the types of data yet".

A card is one way the two products connect.

The heading is the integration's name. When it has no name, the heading is its kind, such as API or Native. How listings are classified lists the kinds.

The chips beside the heading say which way data moves, from the left-hand product's side:

• Outbound: it sends data to the other product.
• Inbound: it receives data from the other product.
• Both: data moves both ways.

When a page has more than one card, a chip such as "3 types of data" says how many each card covers.

At a glance collects the facts we have about this integration. A fact we do not have is left out.

• Price: how it is priced, as recorded. Where the company that offers it has a pricing page, the price links to it, or the link reads "See pricing".
• Release stage: how far along it is, as recorded.
• How you get it: the kind of integration, then "Offered by" and the company that offers it. That is the company you get the integration from. "Through" names a connector product, when the data passes through one. "Added by the vendor" means a vendor added it to the directory itself. We did not research it.
• Last checked: the date the integration was last checked, where there is one. Many integrations have no date yet.

The data lists appear in the Detailed view. They group the types of data by direction, under headings such as "Sends to (other product)", "Receives from (other product)" and "Syncs both ways". Each row names one type of data and carries an agreement label:

• Listed by AEC Integrations
• Confirmed by (a company)
• Confirmed by both companies
• Companies disagree

Agreement states explains each one and what to do with it.

The i button at the end of a row opens Sources. It lists everyone who has answered for that type of data, for example "(Company) confirms this" or "(Company) says this is not accurate". A closing line says what is missing, such as a company that has not answered yet. A company's reasons are never shown on the public page.

The links at the foot of a card go to listings and documentation outside AEC Integrations. A link named after a product, such as "(Product) documentation", was added by that product's company. "View listing" and "Documentation" are links we recorded.

If no integration is recorded between two products, the page says "We don’t have any integrations documented between these two products yet." If you know of one, tell us. See Requests and corrections.

A product's Integrations section lists its integrations in groups. Integrations delivered through a connector are grouped under "Via" and the connector's name, or "Via a connector". The rest sit under "Direct integrations".

Some products also show a line such as "3 more pairs reachable via connectors". That is a count only. Those pairs have no integration page yet.

• Previous: About AEC Integrations.
• Next: Checking an integration before you buy.
• How listings are classified.
• Agreement states.
• How we research and verify listings.